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ABC News
04-05-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
Australia wins historic World Curling bronze medal, but do not have an Olympic spot for Milano-Cortina yet
Australia's mixed curling pairing of Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt have won a historic bronze medal at the World Curling Championships in Fredericton, Canada. However, they still have work to do in order to make a second consecutive Olympic Games appearance. In Canada, the Aussies beat Estonia 9-2 in the third-place play-off, having narrowly lost to Scotland 9-6 in the semi-finals. It is Australia's first curling medal at a World Championships. "It's been a fantastic feeling coming through and building throughout the entire year this year … that's close to 11 podiums for the entire year," Hewitt told World Curling. "We're proud of what we've done. "Coming up a little bit short for the Olympic qualification directly is bittersweet, "But getting the bronze? We can't be too disappointed with that." Loading Instagram content Gill and Hewitt's previous best performance was at the 2019 World Championships when they finished fourth, just a year after combining as a pair for the first time. They also finished in 10th spot at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing — an extraordinary achievement as the first Australian curlers to make an Olympics, but one that was tempered by Gill repeatedly testing positive for COVID-19 in the latter stages of the competition. Having lost four of their first five match-ups by a single point in the Beijing Ice Cube, the pair concluded their tournament by To make that Games, the Aussies had to go through the Olympic Qualification Event in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, where they won a spectacular seven matches out of seven To reach the Milano-Cortina Games in 2026, they will likely have to do the same. Despite their World Championships bronze and having won the third-most points of any team across 2025, a relatively poor 2024 season meant the Aussies fell just a single point short of the top eight teams through the qualification period. Teams earned points through their finishing positions at tournaments throughout 2024 and 2025. Only the top eight teams after the 2024/25 qualification period are guaranteed a spot at the Games. The qualified teams are Italy, Estonia, Sweden, Great Britain (competing as Scotland in World Curling events), Norway, Canada, Switzerland and the United States of America. ABC Sport Daily is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that's making headlines. Victory over Scotland in the semifinal would have been enough for the Aussies to pip US pairing Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin to that sought-after top-eight spot. The final two places will be decided at the Olympic Qualification Event, set to be held in Kelowna, Canada, from December 6-19,2025. "It's huge for us," Gill said of winning bronze. "We've worked really hard for this moment. "It's a bittersweet feeling, but it definitely gives us a lot of confidence moving forward. "The momentum isn't going to stop and we're going to keep pushing." The ABC of SPORT Sports content to make you think... or allow you not to. A newsletter delivered each Saturday. Your information is being handled in accordance with the Email address Subscribe
The Independent
07-04-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Scotland regain world curling title with tight victory over Switzerland
Scotland have won the men's title at the World Curling Championships with a 5-4 victory over Switzerland. Skip Bruce Mouat claimed a single in the final end as his rink regained the title they won in 2023. Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobbie Lammie and Hammy McMillan also won Olympic silver in Beijing in 2022. Switzerland, skipped by Yannick Schwaller, took a single on the first end of a tight battle in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. It remained that way until the fifth end when Mouat, with the crucial final stone, knocked out two Swiss stones to claim a double. Switzerland responded with a double of their own in the sixth end, Mouat bumping a Swiss stone out of the zone in the seventh to give Scotland a 4-3 advantage. Schwaller levelled the score with a single in the eighth end after Scotland had five stones in the house, but he handed Mouat the final stone and he was able to blank the ninth to retain the advantage in the final end. Faced with two scoring stones, Schwaller found the house with his final attempt to leave Switzerland lying one, but Mouat drew to the middle of the scoring zone with his final stone to spark Scottish celebrations. Scotland had beaten defending champions 8-7 in the quarter-finals before booking their place in the final with a 7-4 win over hosts Canada.
BBC News
30-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Scotland start curling Worlds with two wins - watch live on BBC
Men's World Curling ChampionshipVenue: Temple Gardens Centre, Moose Jaw, Canada Dates: 29 March-6 AprilCoverage: Watch selected Scotland matches on the BBC Sport website & app Scotland began the World Curling Championships in perfect fashion with back-to-back wins over Austria and Japan in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.A five in both the first and fourth ends played a central role as Bruce Mouat's rink cruised to a 12-2 victory against Austria in their opening match of the didn't have it quite so easy in their second match, but eventually wrestled control against Japan to win 9-6."That was a really good start," Mouat said after the opening win."We almost played a perfect end to get out championship under way, which has settled a lot of nerves and reassured us that we're in a good spot."To take a five in the first end is ideal and we really controlled the game from there."The Scots face South Korea and hosts Canada in their next two matches, with the latter being shown live on the BBC Sport website. Canada have also started with two wins from two, as have China, Czech Republic and Switzerland. The top eight nations in the Olympic standings at the end of this event are assured of their spots at the who fail to secure their place will have another chance to do so via a qualifying tournament at the end of the year. Scotland round-robin matches on BBC Monday 31: Canada (21:00 BST)Wednesday 2: Switzerland (14:00)Thursday 3: Sweden (16:00)Friday 4: Germany (16:00)
The Independent
08-03-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Jennifer Dodds hails Rhona Martin for shifting stigma around women in sport
Jennifer Dodds was still the 'weird girl' at school when she stayed up late to watch Rhona Martin slide home curling's so-called 'Stone of Destiny' and clinch Great Britain's first Winter Olympic gold medal since Torvill and Dean in Salt Lake City in 2002. It was a moment that helped Dodds realise her commitment to sporting success need not be just a pipe dream, and she would be proven correct 20 years later she formed part of Eve Muirhead's team who emulated Martin's famous curling triumph in Beijing. Dodds credits the shift away from the stigma of being a young girl involved in sports to moments like Martin's success, and believes International Women's Day still plays a crucial role in reinforcing the opportunities and pathways that are available. 'I was 10 years old when Rhona won her gold medal in Salt Lake City and that was a real inspiration to me,' Dodds told the PA news agency. 'I remember her competing in Scotland afterwards and she brought her medal with her, and seeing it was for me an incredible thing. 'I'd grown up watching my parents and my brother play curling, and as soon as I was old enough to get on the ice, it was like I'd been unleashed. 'At that age, in my peer group, I almost felt like the weird girl who does sport, and now that sort of thing – girls going to the gym and getting involved in sport, is not such a big deal. We've made a good start and that is partly down to moments like Rhona's.' Dodds was part of Muirhead's team that battled through a tough qualification procedure to reach Beijing, before storming all the way to their historic gold medal. Dodds narrowly missed out on replicating that success in the mixed doubles event, in which she and Bruce Mouat, the defending world champions, lost a bronze medal play-off. Following Muirhead's retirement, Dodds joined a team captained by Rebecca Morrison, and they will look to seal their place at next year's Games in Milan and Cortina via a strong performance at the women's World Curling Championships in Uijeongbu, South Korea, later this month. 'The Olympics is the pinnacle of our sport, and with Milan less than a year away, of course it's there in the background, but you have to dial it back and focus first on the World Championships, where you hopefully get that qualification spot,' said Dodds. 'When we came home from Beijing we got a lot of opportunities but now it feels like it's back to normal, it's back to the grind. At the same time, you no longer feel like you're going into the unknown. 'I feel like in a position where I can start to give a bit back now. I'm coaching some of the next generation of athletes who are coming through, and for me it's about seeing their excitement at the beginning of their journey. 'That brings those sorts of feelings back to me. People say that you never quite believe you can achieve something until somebody else does it. I remember back to Rhona and if our win in Beijing is able to do the same for someone else, that is all we can ask.'
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jennifer Dodds hails Rhona Martin for shifting stigma around women in sport
Jennifer Dodds was still the 'weird girl' at school when she stayed up late to watch Rhona Martin slide home curling's so-called 'Stone of Destiny' and clinch Great Britain's first Winter Olympic gold medal since Torvill and Dean in Salt Lake City in 2002. It was a moment that helped Dodds realise her commitment to sporting success need not be just a pipe dream, and she would be proven correct 20 years later she formed part of Eve Muirhead's team who emulated Martin's famous curling triumph in Beijing. Dodds credits the shift away from the stigma of being a young girl involved in sports to moments like Martin's success, and believes International Women's Day still plays a crucial role in reinforcing the opportunities and pathways that are available. 'I was 10 years old when Rhona won her gold medal in Salt Lake City and that was a real inspiration to me,' Dodds told the PA news agency. 'I remember her competing in Scotland afterwards and she brought her medal with her, and seeing it was for me an incredible thing. 'I'd grown up watching my parents and my brother play curling, and as soon as I was old enough to get on the ice, it was like I'd been unleashed. 'At that age, in my peer group, I almost felt like the weird girl who does sport, and now that sort of thing – girls going to the gym and getting involved in sport, is not such a big deal. We've made a good start and that is partly down to moments like Rhona's.' Dodds was part of Muirhead's team that battled through a tough qualification procedure to reach Beijing, before storming all the way to their historic gold medal. Dodds narrowly missed out on replicating that success in the mixed doubles event, in which she and Bruce Mouat, the defending world champions, lost a bronze medal play-off. Following Muirhead's retirement, Dodds joined a team captained by Rebecca Morrison, and they will look to seal their place at next year's Games in Milan and Cortina via a strong performance at the women's World Curling Championships in Uijeongbu, South Korea, later this month. 'The Olympics is the pinnacle of our sport, and with Milan less than a year away, of course it's there in the background, but you have to dial it back and focus first on the World Championships, where you hopefully get that qualification spot,' said Dodds. 'When we came home from Beijing we got a lot of opportunities but now it feels like it's back to normal, it's back to the grind. At the same time, you no longer feel like you're going into the unknown. 'I feel like in a position where I can start to give a bit back now. I'm coaching some of the next generation of athletes who are coming through, and for me it's about seeing their excitement at the beginning of their journey. 'That brings those sorts of feelings back to me. People say that you never quite believe you can achieve something until somebody else does it. I remember back to Rhona and if our win in Beijing is able to do the same for someone else, that is all we can ask.'
